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Three diverse individuals, one male, one female and one who’s wrestling with the decision, are working in the sex industry to survive, while
they struggle physically, emotionally and spiritually to find understanding and legitimacy in a morally corrupt world that takes no prisoners.
Screenwriters - Toni Newman and Alton Demore
Director - Keith Holland
Cinematographer - L.T. Chang
Assistant Director - Michael Konopisos
2nd Assistant Director - Jill Stockwell
Executive Producers - Angelica Ross, Toni Newman, Alton Demore and Keith Holland
Producer - Rena Mena
UPM - Shadow Dragu-Mihai
Casting Director - Dea Vise
Publicist - Kayo Anderson (Kayo Anderson Media)
Writer - George P. Saunders, Dea Vise, Keith Holland and Angelica Ross
Original Music - ThinkDep, Angelica Ross and Rapper Legendary KCO - "Memoir" I Rise-The Transformation of Toni Newman
Sound Mixer - John Taylor
Gaffer - Jeremy Kerr, Dwight Lay
Audio Supervisor - John Taylor
DP - Lungtao Chang
Makeup Artist - Carolyn Mitchell
Wardrobe - Reagan Whitaker
Camera - John Ngo, Xia Jun, Carol Kim, Zachary Witherspoon
Audio Supervisor - John Taylor
Boom Op - Benjamin Maus
Key Prod Assts - Sarah Snow
Prod Assts - Bill DeFrance
Script supervisor - CeeCee Sparks
Director - Keith Holland
Cinematographer - L.T. Chang
Assistant Director - Michael Konopisos
2nd Assistant Director - Jill Stockwell
Executive Producers - Angelica Ross, Toni Newman, Alton Demore and Keith Holland
Producer - Rena Mena
UPM - Shadow Dragu-Mihai
Casting Director - Dea Vise
Publicist - Kayo Anderson (Kayo Anderson Media)
Writer - George P. Saunders, Dea Vise, Keith Holland and Angelica Ross
Original Music - ThinkDep, Angelica Ross and Rapper Legendary KCO - "Memoir" I Rise-The Transformation of Toni Newman
Sound Mixer - John Taylor
Gaffer - Jeremy Kerr, Dwight Lay
Audio Supervisor - John Taylor
DP - Lungtao Chang
Makeup Artist - Carolyn Mitchell
Wardrobe - Reagan Whitaker
Camera - John Ngo, Xia Jun, Carol Kim, Zachary Witherspoon
Audio Supervisor - John Taylor
Boom Op - Benjamin Maus
Key Prod Assts - Sarah Snow
Prod Assts - Bill DeFrance
Script supervisor - CeeCee Sparks
Rachel Sterling
STARRING
Justin Berti
Angelica Ross
THE HEART OF A WOMAN
Heart of a Woman is a gripping drama, based on the true story of African American writer/producer Toni Newman. Her published memoir I Rise: The Transformation of Toni Newman tells how she transitioned from being a man to living as a woman. As an educated college undergraduate, she was unable to secure respectable employment and was forced into a dark world of sex for hire that was made tolerable by the money, glamour and celebrities, but sharply punctuated by drug abuse and violence.
It's been a breakthrough year for transgender people in America as well as for the LGBT community worldwide. The LGBT demographic is ever growing, as acceptance and pride bring more people into the light. It is a community of people fighting for their rights - all the way to the US Supreme Court, which recently ruled favorably on a transgender case.
Story synopsis
Terri is an educated transgender. She attempts to further herself by applying for various corporate jobs, yet seems to hit roadblocks due to prejudice against her lifestyle choice and powerful personality. Undeterred, she reluctantly resigns to making a living as a professional “pleasure-giver” in the erotic industry.
Terri lives with the very attractive Derrick – a young man with dreams of making it big as an actor in Hollywood. Dedicated to his craft, Derrick supplements his dreary acting revenue by offering sexual services, sometimes involving acting out bizarre fantasies to which he applies all of his acting chops.
Then one rainy night, into their lives crashes Pamela – a displaced and emotionally battered young woman. Pamela is both alcoholic and drug-addicted, not to mention a victim of sublime and insidious abuse levied upon her by life in general, but more specifically by Dawn, her sadistic pimp. Dawn has done her best to subjugate Pamela by means of abuse and keeping her dependent on drugs. Then on one coke-fueled occasion, Dawn and Pamela suffer a catastrophic automobile accident. Pamela escapes and flees the grasp of her malicious pimp.
Pamela finds refuge with a reluctant Terri, and a pragmatically compassionate Derrick, as the young girl tries to find stability in her life. Terri has very little patience with Pamela’s addictions, but becomes more sympathetic as she recognizes that Pamela has been dealt a bad hand in life, and truly needs protection. Derrick, for his part, tries to support the young girl in his own inimitable way.
But tragedy sometimes is destiny. For Pamela, even in her ongoing efforts to escape Dawn’s witchery against her is doomed to an inevitable end that has no resolution. In a final dramatic confrontation with Dawn, where Pamela comes close to killing her pimp, the young girl goes off on an erratic binge of drugs and alcohol. These excesses land her in the hospital, where sadly, she takes leave of her troubled life.
Terri, experiencing unfamiliar and surprising grief, is shocked and stunned by Pamela’s death. Yet she does find new resolve to move on, realizing, as does Derrick, that life is a battlefield, with no opportunity for surrender.
Heart of a Woman is a gripping drama, based on the true story of African American writer/producer Toni Newman. Her published memoir I Rise: The Transformation of Toni Newman tells how she transitioned from being a man to living as a woman. As an educated college undergraduate, she was unable to secure respectable employment and was forced into a dark world of sex for hire that was made tolerable by the money, glamour and celebrities, but sharply punctuated by drug abuse and violence.
It's been a breakthrough year for transgender people in America as well as for the LGBT community worldwide. The LGBT demographic is ever growing, as acceptance and pride bring more people into the light. It is a community of people fighting for their rights - all the way to the US Supreme Court, which recently ruled favorably on a transgender case.
Story synopsis
Terri is an educated transgender. She attempts to further herself by applying for various corporate jobs, yet seems to hit roadblocks due to prejudice against her lifestyle choice and powerful personality. Undeterred, she reluctantly resigns to making a living as a professional “pleasure-giver” in the erotic industry.
Terri lives with the very attractive Derrick – a young man with dreams of making it big as an actor in Hollywood. Dedicated to his craft, Derrick supplements his dreary acting revenue by offering sexual services, sometimes involving acting out bizarre fantasies to which he applies all of his acting chops.
Then one rainy night, into their lives crashes Pamela – a displaced and emotionally battered young woman. Pamela is both alcoholic and drug-addicted, not to mention a victim of sublime and insidious abuse levied upon her by life in general, but more specifically by Dawn, her sadistic pimp. Dawn has done her best to subjugate Pamela by means of abuse and keeping her dependent on drugs. Then on one coke-fueled occasion, Dawn and Pamela suffer a catastrophic automobile accident. Pamela escapes and flees the grasp of her malicious pimp.
Pamela finds refuge with a reluctant Terri, and a pragmatically compassionate Derrick, as the young girl tries to find stability in her life. Terri has very little patience with Pamela’s addictions, but becomes more sympathetic as she recognizes that Pamela has been dealt a bad hand in life, and truly needs protection. Derrick, for his part, tries to support the young girl in his own inimitable way.
But tragedy sometimes is destiny. For Pamela, even in her ongoing efforts to escape Dawn’s witchery against her is doomed to an inevitable end that has no resolution. In a final dramatic confrontation with Dawn, where Pamela comes close to killing her pimp, the young girl goes off on an erratic binge of drugs and alcohol. These excesses land her in the hospital, where sadly, she takes leave of her troubled life.
Terri, experiencing unfamiliar and surprising grief, is shocked and stunned by Pamela’s death. Yet she does find new resolve to move on, realizing, as does Derrick, that life is a battlefield, with no opportunity for surrender.
Photo shoot of Heart of a Woman
THE HEART OF A WOMAN
TERRI is a professional ‘pleasure-giver’ in the erotic industry. As an educated transgender, she attempts to further her options by applying for various jobs outside of the venue of erotic professional, yet seems to hit roadblocks at every turn and around every corner due to prejudice against her life-style choice and powerful personality. Undeterred, she persists with a passion in every avenue of her life – and this includes how she interfaces with new clients seeking forbidden pleasure.
Terri lives with the very attractive DERRICK – a young man possessed with dreams of superstardom as an actor in Hollywood. Dedicated to his craft, Derrick supplements his dreary acting revenue by offering sexual services, sometimes involving acting out bizarre fantasies; one such fantasy includes the play-hostage scenario for a kinky married couple who are extremely pleased with Derrick’s esoteric skills, augmented by a believability that even Derrick finds disturbing.
Into the lives of Terri and Derrick, steps PAMELA – a displaced and emotionally battered young woman of 24 years old; Pamela is both alcoholic and drug-addicted, not to mention a victim of sublime and insidious abuse levied upon her by life in general, but more specifically by her sadistic pimp, DAWN. Dawn has done her best to subjugate Pamela by means of abuse, but on one bizarre night when both Dawn and Pamela suffer a catastrophic automobile accident, Pamela flees the infernal grasp of her malicious pimp.
Pamela finds refuge with a reluctant Terri, and a pragmatically compassionate Derrick, as the young girl tries to find stability in her life. Terri has very little patience with Pamela’s addictions, but becomes more sympathetic as time wears on, recognizing that Pamela has been dealt a bad hand in life, and truly needs protection. Derrick, for his part, tries to support the young girl in his own inimitable way.
But tragedy sometimes is the destiny to some poor souls, for Pamela, even in her ongoing efforts to escape Dawn’s witchery against her in trying to corral her former employee back into the fold is doomed to an inevitable end that has no resolution. In a final dramatic confrontation with Dawn, where Pamela comes close to killing her pimp, the young girl goes off on an erratic binge of drugs and alcohol. These excesses land her in the hospital, where she dies from overdose complications.
Terri, experiencing unfamiliar – and surprising grief – never fully recovers from Pamela’s death, yet resolves to move on, realizing, as does Derrick, that some poor souls can never be saved, even with the best of intentions in place.
TERRI is a professional ‘pleasure-giver’ in the erotic industry. As an educated transgender, she attempts to further her options by applying for various jobs outside of the venue of erotic professional, yet seems to hit roadblocks at every turn and around every corner due to prejudice against her life-style choice and powerful personality. Undeterred, she persists with a passion in every avenue of her life – and this includes how she interfaces with new clients seeking forbidden pleasure.
Terri lives with the very attractive DERRICK – a young man possessed with dreams of superstardom as an actor in Hollywood. Dedicated to his craft, Derrick supplements his dreary acting revenue by offering sexual services, sometimes involving acting out bizarre fantasies; one such fantasy includes the play-hostage scenario for a kinky married couple who are extremely pleased with Derrick’s esoteric skills, augmented by a believability that even Derrick finds disturbing.
Into the lives of Terri and Derrick, steps PAMELA – a displaced and emotionally battered young woman of 24 years old; Pamela is both alcoholic and drug-addicted, not to mention a victim of sublime and insidious abuse levied upon her by life in general, but more specifically by her sadistic pimp, DAWN. Dawn has done her best to subjugate Pamela by means of abuse, but on one bizarre night when both Dawn and Pamela suffer a catastrophic automobile accident, Pamela flees the infernal grasp of her malicious pimp.
Pamela finds refuge with a reluctant Terri, and a pragmatically compassionate Derrick, as the young girl tries to find stability in her life. Terri has very little patience with Pamela’s addictions, but becomes more sympathetic as time wears on, recognizing that Pamela has been dealt a bad hand in life, and truly needs protection. Derrick, for his part, tries to support the young girl in his own inimitable way.
But tragedy sometimes is the destiny to some poor souls, for Pamela, even in her ongoing efforts to escape Dawn’s witchery against her in trying to corral her former employee back into the fold is doomed to an inevitable end that has no resolution. In a final dramatic confrontation with Dawn, where Pamela comes close to killing her pimp, the young girl goes off on an erratic binge of drugs and alcohol. These excesses land her in the hospital, where she dies from overdose complications.
Terri, experiencing unfamiliar – and surprising grief – never fully recovers from Pamela’s death, yet resolves to move on, realizing, as does Derrick, that some poor souls can never be saved, even with the best of intentions in place.
HEART OF A WOMAN Film based off memoir I Rise-The Transformation of Toni Newman
directed by Keith Holland and produced by Alton Demore is featured in
The Golden Gate International Film Festival
and TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood.
https://www.pr.com/press-release/805815
The cast are Angelica Ross, Justin Berti, Rachel Sterling, Isis King and Jason Stuart.
The Golden Gate International Film Festival
and TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood.
https://www.pr.com/press-release/805815
The cast are Angelica Ross, Justin Berti, Rachel Sterling, Isis King and Jason Stuart.
see more at
www.heartofawomanfilm.com
www.heartofawomanfilm.com